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from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of State or local
government, or from private and civic sources;

(k) Cooperate, in the exercise of its planning functions, with
federal and State agencies in planning for civil defense;

(1) Correlate information and data concerning land and other
real property owned by the State and its agencies and political sub-
divisions. This function involves a listing of the real property,
together with pertinent details as to size, facilities and value, in
order that the [Planning] Department of State Planning may
serve as a repository and clearing house for information on available
real property for public uses.

(m) [Exercise all other powers necessary and proper for the
discharge of its duties.] Advise the Governor on the means and
methods available to coordinate plans and programs of all State
departments, agencies, commissions and instrumentalities in order
to establish relative priorities and to avoid duplication and conflicts;

(n) Advise the Governor as to the means and methods available
to coordinate the plans and programs of Federal, State, local, regional,
metropolitan, county and municipal governments in order to avoid
duplication and conflict.

(o) Exercise all other powers necessary and proper for the dis-
charge of its duties.

[5.] 3. [The Director of State Planning shall appoint and re-
move the staff of the State Planning Department. Such appoint-
ments and removals shall be in accordance with the provisions of the
classified service laws in Article 64A of this Code, except that the
Director may appoint two members of the staff outside the provi-
sions of Article 64A, to serve at his pleasure.] The [Director]
Secretary may make agreements with heads of other State depart-
ments, agencies or local governments, or regional, metropolitan,
county, municipal or other local planning agencies, or Federal agen-
cies, for the temporary transfer of employees to such departments,
agencies, local governments or such planning agencies to the [State
Planning Department] Department of State Planning or for the
temporary transfer of employees of the [State Planning Depart-
ment] Department of State Planning to such departments, agencies,
local governments or such planning agencies, and for the temporary
exchange of employees between the [State Planning Department]
Department of State Planning and such other agencies, for periods
not exceeding ninety days for any one transfer. Such agreements
shall not require the approval of the State Commissioner of Person-
nel, and employees so transferred shall, for purposes of the pro-
visions of the classified service law, be deemed to have continued
to serve in the position from which they were temporarily trans-
ferred or exchanged. In connection with such temporary trans-
fers or exchanges of employees, the [Director] Secretary may
agree to reimburs